June begins the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November 30. Natural disasters present challenges for construction equipment and operators in such a way that calls for planning and ...

Workers clean the rubble of a collapsed building in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Climate events can have a devastating impact on communities, ...

In the wake of increasingly frequent natural disasters, construction insurance has become more critical than ever. While many stakeholders view insurance as just another project cost, it is actually ...

Following major disasters, reconstruction drives massive demand for cement, sand, timber, and steel, often equivalent to 10 ...

According to 2020 data from the National Association of Home Builders, 90% of new homes were wood-frames 2019, 10% were concrete-framed homes, and less than half a percent were steel-framed. The ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

When an offshore drilling rig erupted, spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, a local staffing firm sprang into action. The New Orleans-based company had been placing highly skilled labor for marine and ...

Shigetaka Hirosato, Board Director and President of Off-Grid Field Co., Ltd., founded the company out of a desire to transform conditions at construction sites, and Takahisa Yashiro of Hitachi ...

Disasters in California, Hawaii and the Southeast are spurring growth in both industries as owners of ravaged properties grow increasingly open to alternative rebuilding methods that could save time ...

ENR editor Tom Sawyer traveled extensively to project sites, disaster areas and war zones far afield and close to home. As the last entry in ENR's 150th anniversary coverage, he offers some thoughts ...